Fifth Tuesday in Lent

"You will not fear the terror
   of the night,
or the arrow that flies by
   day,
or the pestilence that stalks
   in darkness,
or the destruction that
   wastes at noonday. '   Psalm 91:5-6

the doctor's visit
i dread,
that sweaty-palmed
first date.
the qualms
that turn lunch
into acid,
the redundancy
that obliterates
my dreams.
the pandemic
of fear
that tap dances
down the hall
toward my room
at night.
take your best shot,
everybody -
God has
my back
my front
my side
my life.

(c) Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman